The fitness of the 33-year-old has been a topic of discussion for a while, highlighted by the fact that he bowled very few overs during the home Test series against India.
Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed how star India batter Virat Kohli's advice backfired for Akash Deep during the third match of the recent Test series against Australia in Brisbane.
Sam Konstas’s sacking for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle raised an eyebrow or thousand but perhaps it’s the next evolution in cricket. Horses-for-courses batters. Rotation policies.